Toughest Job?

[drewm88]

If every coaching job in the country opened today, which would be the toughest for the next guy?

I say Duke.

[ChicosBailBonds]

University of North Florida

1-26 last year

[DoubleMU0609]

Kentucky has to be somewhere near the top of that list.  It takes a certain kind of person to deal with those fans over there...

[77ncaachamps]

University of North Florida

1-26 last year

It has to be a team that is not funded, short on talent, and just is blackballed by the school (no one goes to their games).

You can't say Duke. Tough shoes to fill? Sure. But your talent is there, the fans are there, the money is there, the prestige is there...you really gotta f--- it up bad. Cuz if you do, you don't belong coaching in the NCAA D-1 programs.

[herboturbo]

I'm sorry but its hands down Duke.  They've had the most sustained success under one person for the longest time, right now.  Arizona would probably be a close second and then Syracuse, UConn, and Michigan st. in that order.  It's almost impossible to follow someone at a place where the previous person was thought of as a God - it rarely ever works out for the guy that follows.  What happened to the coaches who followed Dean at UNC? Pitino at UK? Knight at IU?  Can you imagine the uproar in Kansas towards Self if they would have lost today to Southern ILL??  If you don't have 99% of the success of the previous guy you will be lambasted from all sides.

There may be harder jobs out there as far as building a program, but looking at everything involved in taking over for legend makes it a near impossible job. 

[mu72warrior]

  Trying to keep everyone on this board from pissing their pants every time a coaching job comes up!